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NCA offers national-level security expertise through interactive services, including round-the-clock monitoring and responses to cyberattacks. NCA manages cyber incident response operations, assists national entities with recovery efforts, and offers consultancy on best cybersecurity practices. This plays a crucial role in achieving a secure and dependable Cyberspace.

NCA has a 24/7 cyber monitoring and response service. This service manages cyber incident response operations, supports national entities in recovery, and provides advisory services on cybersecurity best practices.

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Technical Cyber Assessments

To mitigate the cyber risks national entities are exposed to, NCA is raising the capabilities of these entities through cyber assessments.

This includes proactively detecting cyber risks and gaps and providing appropriate recommendations. Through these assessments, national entities can protect their assets and Cyberspace.

The most prominent types of cyber assessments conducted include: types of cyber assessments

Reviews of policies and procedures		Comprehensive security assessments of settings and system architecture
>>>>>> Network security assessments		Security assessments of web applications
		Assessments of the readiness and resilience of businesses

Information Sharing

NCA monitors potential threats and vulnerabilities in technical products and systems. It analyzes and shares information with the users to improve the security of sensitive infrastructure.

Through this process, NCA is securing networks, implementing security measures, and reducing the likelihood of cyber-attacks.

The information-sharing process follows several steps:

Analyze and classify the information collected in line with cybersecurity procedures
Collect information related to cybersecurity through threats, incidents, vulnerabilities, and ongoing processes
Share analyzed threats and vulnerabilities with users, including security alerts, penetration indicators and technical recommendations
Implement recommendations based on the shared information

Cyber Incident Response

Cyberspace faces a growing range of cyber threats and attacks, which have economic, financial, security, or social impacts at the national level.

NCA is responsible for developing a framework that outlines the roles, responsibilities, and procedures required to respond effectively to cybersecurity incidents in Saudi Arabia

This framework enhances the capabilities of response teams. It aims to achieve certain goals such as:

Improving national cybersecurity incident response readiness

Defining the roles and responsibilities in response to national cybersecurity incidents

Coordinating, managing, and containing national-level cybersecurity incident response activities

Preparing appropriate recovery plans

Delivering accurate and systematic analyses of national cybersecurity incidents

Ensuring a better understanding of the cyber threats facing Saudi Arabia

Last Update at: 19/03/2024 - 4:17pm Saudi time